Would与used to都可用来表示过去经常性或习惯性的动作,常常可以换用。如: (1)When we were boys we used to/would go swimming every summer. 小时候,每到夏天我们都要去游泳。 (2)He used to/would spend every penny he earned on books. 过去,他通常把挣来的钱全花在买书上。 Would与used to都不能用来表示动作发生的具体频度或具体的一段时间。例如,不能说: (3) I would/used to go to France six times. (4)He used to live in Africa for twenty years. 上两句应改成: (5)I went to France six times. 我去过法国6次。 (6)He lived in Africa for twenty years. 他在非洲住过20年。 Would与used to的区别主要有以下几点: a. Used to可指过去的状态或情况,would则不能。如: (7)School children used to know the story of how Abraham Lincoln walked five miles to return a penny hed overcharged a customer.(不能用would) 过去,学校的孩子们都知道亚伯拉罕。林肯怎样步行5英里退还多收顾客1便士的故事。 (8)Yet,he cannot but remember China as it used to be.然而,他不会不记得旧日的中国(不能用would)。 b. Would表示反复发生的动作。如果某一动作没有反复性,就不能用 would,只能用 used to.例如: |